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  • The Crisis of Canadian Democracy

    by Andrew Coyne ...
    Andrew Coyne, one of Canada's most esteemed political thinkers, delivers a powerful exposé of the nation's crumbling democratic institutions.With characteristic wit, insight, and rigor, Coyne dismantles the comforting myths Canadians tell themselves about their political system, revealing a parliamentary structure eroded by unaccountable leaders, disempowered MPs, manipulated elections, and ... Read more

    $26.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Point of View 2-Book Bundle

    Irresponsible Government / Time Bomb

    by Brent Rathgeber, Douglas L. Bland, Andrew Coyne ...
    Series series Point of View
    This special 2-book bundle contains two cutting edge pieces of political analysis. Irresponsible Government examines the current state of Canadian democracy in contrast to the founding principles of responsible government established by the Fathers of Confederation. The book examines the failure of modern elected representatives to perform their constitutionally mandated duty to hold the prime ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Irresponsible Government

    The Decline of Parliamentary Democracy in Canada

    by Brent Rathgeber ...
    Series Book 1 - Point of View
    2015 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize — Shortlisted, Non-FictionIn Irresponsible Government, former MP Brent Rathgeber takes Parliament to task for its failure to hold the government to account.Irresponsible Government examines the current state of Canadian democracy in contrast to the founding principles of responsible government established by the Fathers of Confederation in 1867. The book examines ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • A Cruel Arithmetic

    Inside the Case Against Polygamy

    by Craig Jones ...
    For thirty years, lawyers, pundits, professors, and politicians had said that section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canadathe criminal prohibition of polygamywas unconstitutional, a Victorian anachronism that, in a modern rights-based democracy, deserved to be swept aside in the name of individual liberty and religious freedom. Polygamy per se, it was argued, was harmless. Beginning in 2009 in ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

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    An Epic History in Twenty Extraordinary Lives

    by Greg Koabel ...
    The Making of Canada is a bold reimagining of Canada's past, presenting the nation's evolution through the stories of twenty diverse and fascinating individuals who at critical moments in time shaped its identity.Moving beyond the familiar names of Champlain and Macdonald, historian Greg Koabel, creator of the popular Nations of Canada podcast, shines a spotlight on lesser-known figures such as ... Read more

    $9.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Prime Ministers

    Canada's Leaders and the Nation They Shaped

    by J.D.M. Stewart ...
    After a surprising conversation with young Canadians who didn't recognize the name Lester B. Pearson - Nobel Peace Prize winner and Canada's fourteenth prime minister, author J.D.M. Stewart set out to bring the country's history to a new generation. The result is Canada's Prime Ministers, a lively, accessible chronicle of Canada's leaders, from Sir John A. Macdonald in 1867 to Mark Carney in 2025 ... Read more

    $27.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of the Modern World

    From 1950 to the Present Day

    by Professor Jeremy Black ...
    In this masterful account, Jeremy Black explores the key themes that have shaped the history of the modern world since 1950. Eschewing a simple political narrative, he instead explores the roles of the environment, demographics, the economy and technology in driving change in the world.The story begins in 1950, by which time a new world order had come into place, with Communism firmly established ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Get a Life! A Guide to Finding a Philosophy to Live By

    by Alan Poon ...
    AN IRREVERENT GUIDE TO THE GOOD LIFELearn Philosophy. Sound Smart. Live Well.Are you searching for meaning in a world that feels hollow? You're not alone. As modern life casts off the traditional anchors of the past, many of us are left adrift. Take an introductory tour through the wisdom of the ages to rediscover what has been lost. Explore transformative ideas from eight of humanity's greatest ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Autocrats vs. Democrats

    China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder

    by Michael McFaul ...
    "A history, an analysis, and a set of prescriptions for the greatest geopolitical challenge of our time: the threat to the democratic world posed by China and Russia." —Anne Applebaum, author of Autocracy, Inc."A monumental account of contemporary geopolitics"—Francis Fukuyama, author of Liberalism and Its DiscontentsFrom New York Times bestselling author and former ambassador to Russia Michael ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Coming Storm

    Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History

    by Odd Arne Westad ...
    An Economist best book of the yearA Foreign Affairs best book of the yearA Foreign Policy most anticipated book of the yearFrom a renowned Yale historian comes a chilling look at the looming threat of the next Great Power war and the urgent interventions necessary to avoid it in the twenty-first century.The vast majority of people al... ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • Living on Earth

    Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World

    by Peter Godfrey-Smith ...
    One of the Washington Post's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024The bestselling author of Other Minds shows how we and our ancestors have reinvented our planet.If the history of the Earth were compressed down to a year, our species would arise in the last thirty minutes or so of the final hour. But life itself is not such a late arrival: It has existed on Earth for something like 3.7 billion years ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • World's Fastest Man

    The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson

    by Mary Ormsby ...
    For two days in late September 1988, Canada's Ben Johnson was the most celebrated athlete on the planet.Winner of the 100-meter sprint at the Seoul Olympics in a world record 9.79 seconds, he'd just had time to say, "A gold medal—that's something no one can take away from you," before testing positive for a performance enhancing drug and giving back his medal.Later admitting to steroid use, ... Read more

    $25.00 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus